Èirigh
Marcas Mac an Tuairneir & Alex Nicholl
‘S e bàrdachd-mholaidh a tha seo, a chaidh a sgrìobhadh airson Comunn Ceilteach Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, nuair a ràinig e an 180mh ceann-bliadhna. Tha am bàrd a’ dèanamh luaidh air beatha na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann, ag aithneachadh mar a tha an cànan, is àireamhan luchd-labhairt, ag èirigh ann an co-theacsaichean nam bailtean mòra. Nìthear iomradh air àiteachan agus dlùth an dàimh ri Gàidheil a’ bhaile, a’ cumail fàilte romhpa a bhios a’ gluasadh dhan bhaile bho na h-Eileananan, bhon Ghàidhealtachd is bho thìrean cian.
This panegyric written for the University of Edinburgh’s Highland Society, when it reached its 180th anniversary. The poet references Gaelic-speaking life across Edinburgh, recognising how the language, and numbers of speakers, are on the rise in urban contents. He mentions various locations with a close connection to the city’s own Gaels, welcoming those moving to the city from the Islands, from the Highlands and other countries.
